Scientific Articles on the Climate

Here you can find the latest scientific results from the Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung on climate change and its consequences.

22 April 2010, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Copenhagen Accord misses 2°C climate target

The current national emissions-reduction pledges accompanying the Copenhagen Accord will not limit global warming to two degrees Celsius. In fact, they imply a global mean temperature increase of more than 3°C ... more

15 March 2010, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Technological options are critical for economic viability of 2°C climate target

Tapping renewable energy sources, capturing and storing of industrial emissions of carbon dioxide and improving energy efficiency are pivotal for holding ... more

08 February 2010, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

New book rises to the global sustainability challenge

In the wake of the Copenhagen climate conference, which ended without a clear mandate for global climate protection, the new book Global Sustainability - A Nobel Cause, published by Cambridge University Press, ... more